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# Elias Law

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## Pages
- [Newsroom](https://elias.law/newsroom/): Newsroom
- [Client Alerts](https://elias.law/newsroom/client-alerts/): Newsroom
- [News Clips](https://elias.law/newsroom/news-clips/): Newsroom
- [Press Releases](https://elias.law/newsroom/press-releases/): Newsroom
- [Litigation Law Team](https://elias.law/team/litigation-law-team/): Newsroom
- [Political Law Team](https://elias.law/team/political-law-team/): Newsroom
- [Disclaimer and Advertising Statement](https://elias.law/disclaimer-and-advertising-statement/): The information provided on this website has been prepared by Elias Law Group to generally inform visitors about our law firm and the work of our attorneys. The information on this website is not legal advice. The use of and access to this website, or any of the links contained within it (including e-mail links) do not create an attorney-client relationship between Elias Law Group or any of its attorneys and any user or browser. Portions of this website may contain Attorney Advertising under the rules of some states. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. While we endeavor to keep all information on this website accurate and up-to-date, we do not guarantee that there will be no errors in the information available here.
- [Nonprofits](https://elias.law/about/political-law/nonprofits/): Elias Law Group attorneys counsel leading nonprofits fighting for progressive causes. Our attorneys routinely advise nonprofits from their inception, partner with them through their start-up phase, and continue to work with them as they reach maturity. While our attorneys advise nonprofit clients on all aspects of their work, our primary focus is on guiding nonprofit organizations that wish to influence politics or policy, including through nonpartisan voting efforts or through advocacy campaigns. We specialize in helping to establish and operate complex affiliated organization structures to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
- [Political Law](https://elias.law/about/political-law/): Elias Law Group’s Political Law practice is the leading firm for Democratic campaigns and committees, elected officials, progressive nonprofits, and other major organizations aligned with the firm’s mission. Our attorneys have collectively represented hundreds of Democratic campaigns, elected officials, organizations, and PACs—including every national Democratic Party organization, House and Senate leadership, governors, senators, and members of Congress, and over a dozen presidential campaigns.
- [Litigation](https://elias.law/about/litigation/): Elias Law Group is home to the nation’s largest litigation practice dedicated to defending democracy and advocating for progressive causes. Our litigation focuses on voting rights, representing Democratic candidates, and working on behalf of progressive organizations to help them pursue and effectuate their missions.
- [Home](https://elias.law/): A Mission-Driven Firm
- [Contact Us](https://elias.law/contact/): Contact Us
- [Careers](https://elias.law/careers/): Careers
- [Our Team](https://elias.law/team/): Our Team
- [About](https://elias.law/about/): Founded by Marc Elias in 2021, Elias Law Group is the nation’s largest law firm focused on representing the Democratic Party, Democratic campaigns, nonprofit organizations, and individuals committed to securing a progressive future.

## Bios
- [Desiree Pelletier](https://elias.law/bio/desiree-pelletier/)
- [Emily Aden](https://elias.law/bio/emily-aden/)
- [Alex Zutt](https://elias.law/bio/alex-zutt/)
- [Talib Reddick](https://elias.law/bio/talib-reddick/)
- [Ahmed Amir](https://elias.law/bio/ahmed-amir/)
- [Ellen Woodhouse](https://elias.law/bio/ellen-woodhouse/)
- [Nile Debebe](https://elias.law/bio/nile-debebe/)
- [Irfan Mahmud](https://elias.law/bio/irfan-mahmud/): Irfan Mahmud is an election and voting rights lawyer in the Political Law group serving candidates, campaigns, party committees, PACs, and tax-exempt organizations.
- [Nora Addi](https://elias.law/bio/nora-addi/)
- [Nya Woods](https://elias.law/bio/nya-woods/)
- [Megan Pfohl](https://elias.law/bio/megan-pfohl/)
- [Nick Clampitt](https://elias.law/bio/nick-clampitt/)
- [Max Accardi](https://elias.law/bio/max-accardi/): Max Accardi is an associate in Elias Law Group’s litigation practice, where he focuses on voting rights, redistricting, and other election law matters. Max has represented voters, non-profits, candidates, and party organizations in state and federal courts throughout the country and at all stages of litigation.
- [Manny Copeland](https://elias.law/bio/manny-copeland/)
- [Kevin Kowalewski](https://elias.law/bio/kevin-kowalewski/): Kevin Kowalewski is an Associate in the Litigation practice group. He and his colleagues litigate across the country to protect voting rights and democracy.
- [Katrina Tselentis](https://elias.law/bio/katrina-tselentis/)
- [Julianna Astarita](https://elias.law/bio/julianna-astarita/): Julianna is an associate in the Litigation practice, where she focuses on voting rights, election litigation, and other high-stakes, pro-democracy matters.
- [Martina Brady](https://elias.law/bio/martina-brady/): Martina Brady is an associate in ELG’s Political Law practice group.
- [Victoria Maras](https://elias.law/bio/victoria-maras/): Victoria Maras is an associate in Elias Law Group’s Political Law practice.
- [Gunnar Stanke](https://elias.law/bio/gunnar-stanke/)
- [Walker McKusick](https://elias.law/bio/walker-mckusick/): Walker McKusick is an Associate in the Litigation practice group. He and his colleagues litigate across the country to protect voting rights and democracy.
- [Tori Shaw](https://elias.law/bio/tori-shaw/): Tori Shaw is an Associate in ELG's Litigation practice, where her and her colleagues litigate across the country to protect voting rights and democracy. 
- [Joel Ploski](https://elias.law/bio/joel-ploski/): Joel is an experienced paralegal with a focus on civil rights litigation and is currently pursuing a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law. He most recently served in the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Appellate Section, where he supported high-level civil rights litigation. Prior to that, Joel gained experience through internships with the Office of the Solicitor General at the U.S. Department of Justice and the Chautauqua Institution in D.C.
- [Jessica Gross](https://elias.law/bio/jessica-gross/)
- [Hayden Goldberg](https://elias.law/bio/hayden-goldberg/)
- [Gavin Palmer](https://elias.law/bio/gavin-palmer/): Gavin Palmer is a Staff Attorney at Elias Law Group. His primary responsibilities include overseeing the firm’s conflict vetting process, assisting the COO in managing the firm’s business operations, and providing legal support to the Litigation and Political Law practice groups.
- [Derek Zeigler](https://elias.law/bio/derek-zeigler/): Derek received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, cum laude, and his M.P.P. from the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy. Derek served as an Associate Editor (Vol. 121) and Executive Editor (Vol. 122) for the Michigan Law Review and was a Student Attorney in the Michigan Civil Rights Litigation Initiative Clinic where he worked on cases related to disability and consumer rights and police oversight. As a law student, Derek interned for the Michigan Bureau of Elections, U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Voting Section, and the Brennan Center for Justice’s Democracy Program. Derek has published two pieces of scholarship that focus on independent redistricting commissions and private enforcement of the Voting Rights Act, both of which are featured in the Michigan Law Review.
- [Harleen Gambhir](https://elias.law/bio/harleen-gambhir/): Harleen Gambhir is an associate in the Litigation practice group with expertise in redistricting and voting rights litigation. She has represented voters and non-profits challenging gerrymandered electoral maps and voter suppression laws that disenfranchise marginalized voters. At Elias Law Group, Harleen was on the team that won several lawsuits in the Ohio Supreme Court to strike down the state’s gerrymandered legislative and congressional maps.
- [Foued Hentati](https://elias.law/bio/foued-hentati/)
- [Lucas Lallinger](https://elias.law/bio/lucas-l/): Lucas Lallinger is a counsel in Elias Law Group’s litigation practice. Lucas and his fellow litigators represent clients in a variety of redistricting, voting rights, election, and constitutional law matters in courts around the country. 
- [Josh Abbuhl](https://elias.law/bio/joshua-abbuhl/): Josh Abbuhl is a counsel in Elias Law Group’s litigation practice. He and his fellow litigators represent clients in a variety of voting rights, election, and constitutional law matters in courts around the country. 
- [Branden Lewiston](https://elias.law/bio/branden-lewiston/): Branden Lewiston is an associate in the Litigation practice group. He and his colleagues litigate across the country to protect voting rights and democracy. 
- [Nicole Wittstein](https://elias.law/bio/nicole-wittstein/): Nicole Wittstein is an associate in the Elias Law Group’s litigation practice, where she focuses on voting rights, election litigation, and other pro-democracy matters. 
- [Katie Chamblee-Ryan](https://elias.law/bio/katie-chamblee-ryan/): Katie is an experienced civil rights litigator with a successful record in state and federal trial and appellate courts, including on novel constitutional claims.
- [Yashica Kaushal](https://elias.law/bio/yashica-kaushal/)
- [Victoria Talley](https://elias.law/bio/victoria-talley/)
- [Staci Thompson](https://elias.law/bio/staci-thompson/)
- [Margot Deguet Delury](https://elias.law/bio/margot-deguet-delury/)
- [Jimmy Pinchak](https://elias.law/bio/jimmy-pinchak/): Jimmy Pinchak is an associate in the Litigation practice where he focuses on voting rights, election litigation, and other high-stakes and pro-democracy matters.
- [Rohit Tallapragada](https://elias.law/bio/rohit-tallapragada/): Rohit Tallapragada is an associate in ELG’s Political Law practice group. He received his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center, where he represented a variety of clients at the Constitutional Impact Litigation Practicum and the Federal Legislation Clinic. He was also a member of the Appellate Advocacy team and the Modern Critical Race Perspectives law journal.
- [Noah Hackerson](https://elias.law/bio/noah-hackerson/)
- [Jonathan Barnett](https://elias.law/bio/jonathan-barnett/): Jonathan Barnett is an associate in the political law practice.
- [Jacqui Newman](https://elias.law/bio/jacqui-newman/)
- [Angel Taylor](https://elias.law/bio/angel-taylor/)
- [Tyler Bishop](https://elias.law/bio/tyler-bishop/): Tyler Bishop is an associate in Elias Law Group’s litigation practice, where he focuses on voting rights, redistricting, and other high-stakes pro-democracy election matters.
- [Robert Golan-Vilella](https://elias.law/bio/robert-golan-vilella/): Robert Golan-Vilella is an associate in ELG’s Litigation practice.
- [Gloria Dickson](https://elias.law/bio/gloria-dickson/)
- [Bre Jefferson](https://elias.law/bio/bre-jefferson/): Bre Jefferson is a Regional Election Administration Director on the EPIC team. 
- [Christopher Pretta](https://elias.law/bio/christopher-pretta/)
- [Liza Conrad](https://elias.law/bio/liza-conrad/): Liza Conrad is the Executive Director of Elias Law Group’s Election Protection Intelligence Collaborative (EPIC). Under her leadership, EPIC relentlessly tracks election administration at the hyper-local level, identifying high-impact opportunities for clients to advocate for improvements and solve problems that could impact voters’ ability to cast their ballot and have it counted. Liza and the EPIC team are helping transform how Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations respond to unprecedented anti-voter and anti-democratic efforts.  
- [Zach Stern](https://elias.law/bio/zach-stern/): Zach Stern is a Regional Election Administration Director (READ) with Elias Law Group. Before joining ELG, Zach served as a field organizer with the Georgia Democratic Coordinated Campaign, working to elect Democrats up and down the ballot during the 2022 election cycle. As an undergraduate student, Zach interned with groups focused on advancing civil rights, protecting voting rights, and boosting voter participation. 
- [Nicole Li](https://elias.law/bio/nicole-li/): Before ELG, Nicole graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in Ethics, Politics, & Economics. During college, she gained experience in policy research and government affairs through internships at the Office of Congressman Steve Cohen, the ACLU of Tennessee, the U.S. Department of Labor, and Organon & Co. At Yale, Nicole was a Newman Civic Fellow, Women in Government Fellow, and board member of the Reproductive Justice Action League. Passionate about civic education and racial justice, Nicole is deeply involved in grassroots organizing in her community in Tennessee, serving on the steering committee of a local coalition working to diversify public history and mobilize youth for social change. 
- [Mark Haidar](https://elias.law/bio/mark-haidar/): Mark Haidar is an associate in the Litigation practice. He and his colleagues litigate cases across the country to protect democracy and voting rights.
- [Jack Weller](https://elias.law/bio/jack-weller/): Jack Weller is an associate in Elias Law Group's political law practice.
- [Avery Woodard](https://elias.law/bio/avery-woodard/): Avery is an election and voting rights lawyer in ELG’s Political Law practice group.
- [Brandon Lloyd](https://elias.law/bio/brandon-lloyd/)
- [Emmanuel Adedigba](https://elias.law/bio/emmanuel-adedigba/)
- [Julie Zuckerbrod](https://elias.law/bio/julie-zuckerbrod/): Julie Zuckerbrod is an associate in the Litigation practice.
- [Alison Ge](https://elias.law/bio/alison-ge/): Alison (Qizhou) Ge is an associate in Elias Law Group’s Litigation practice, where she focuses on voting rights and redistricting litigation.
- [Mary Samson](https://elias.law/bio/mary-samson/)
- [Kaveri Sharma](https://elias.law/bio/kaveri-sharma/)
- [Brian Rosenthal](https://elias.law/bio/brian-rosenthal/)
- [Zachary Morrison](https://elias.law/bio/zachary-morrison/): Zachary “Zach” Morrison is a counsel in the Political Law practice. He focuses his practice on the laws governing federal candidates and officeholders and political party committees. He has provided counsel to over twenty different U.S. Senate campaigns and multiple presidential campaigns.
- [Tina Meng Morrison](https://elias.law/bio/tina-meng/): Tina Meng Morrison is an associate in the Litigation practice group. She and her fellow litigators represent Elias Law Group clients in voting rights and redistricting matters across the country. 
- [Simon Barnicle](https://elias.law/bio/simon-barnicle/): Simon Barnicle is an associate in Elias Law Group’s Political Law practice, where he advises campaigns, party committees, PACs and tax-exempt organizations. He has experience in government and on several campaigns. 
- [Sherry Jones](https://elias.law/bio/sherry-jones/): Sherry is a legal practice assistant responsible for aiding attorneys in litigation and political law issues.  
- [Sarah Mahmood](https://elias.law/bio/sarah-mahmood/): Sarah Mahmood is a counsel in the Political Law practice group. She advises clients on campaign finance, election, and nonprofit tax law at the federal, state, and local levels. 
- [Russell Lyles](https://elias.law/bio/russell-lyles/): Russell Lyles is the operations manager at Elias Law Group. His primary role with the firm is to oversee day-to-day operations, which covers a wide range of responsibilities. Russell has over 20 years of experience working for various law firms. Before joining Elias Law Group, Russell served for over 14 years as office service and facilities supervisor at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP. 
- [Richard Medina](https://elias.law/bio/richard-medina/): Rich Medina is a counsel in Elias Law Group's Litigation practice, representing clients in voting rights, redistricting, and campaign finance litigation in state and federal courts around the country. He has experience with all aspects of litigation at the trial and appellate levels, including pleadings, fact and expert discovery, depositions, motion practice, oral argument, and appellate briefing.
- [Rachel Jacobs](https://elias.law/bio/rachel-jacobs/): Rachel Jacobs is a partner in ELG’s Political Law practice group. She advises clients on campaign finance, government ethics, election laws, lobbying laws, and conflicts of interest issues at the federal, state and local levels.
- [Michelle DePass](https://elias.law/bio/michelle-depass/): Michelle DePass is the Senior Director of Legal Operations at Elias Law Group. She manages all of the paralegals, the legal editor, and the docketing manager. 
- [Max Schechter](https://elias.law/bio/maxwell-schechter/): Max Schechter is a counsel in the Political Law practice group. He advises clients on a wide range of election law, ethics, and nonprofit tax compliance questions. Max’s clients include federal and state political committees and candidates, including candidates for governor and for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He regularly helps organizations navigate the complex issues at the intersection of state and federal campaign finance law. Max has interacted with federal, state, and city regulators on behalf of his clients to develop creative solutions to novel questions. Max also has significant on-the-ground experience during recounts and election contests.
- [Marcos Mocine-McQueen](https://elias.law/bio/marcos-mocine-mcqueen/): Marcos Mocine-McQueen is an associate in the Litigation practice group. He and his teammates argue in courts across the country to protect clients’ rights to free and fair elections. 
- [Lisa Baetzhold](https://elias.law/bio/lisa-baetzhold/): Lisa Baetzhold manages Elias Law Group’s personal financial disclosure compliance program for individuals engaging in political activity, including candidates, officeholders and government officials. She guides clients on issues related to federal and nonfederal personal financial disclosure compliance, and offers a comprehensive, organized and detailed approach to ensuring clients’ disclosures are filed accurately, on time and in compliance with various jurisdictional requirements.   
- [Lindsay McAleer](https://elias.law/bio/lindsay-mcaleer/): Lindsay McAleer is labor and employment counsel at Elias Law Group. She focuses her practice on counseling clients on the full spectrum of employment law matters, with an emphasis on the unique employment issues facing progressive nonprofit organizations, political action committees, and federal and nonfederal Democratic campaigns. This includes providing trainings and advice to clients on wage-and-hour law compliance, workplace harassment and discrimination, disability accommodation issues, and employee performance management, among other areas. She regularly prepares employment policies and handbooks, offer letters, employment contracts, and other employment documents for clients. She also has experience defending complex wage-and-hour class action cases and claims brought under state and federal employment laws, in addition to managing internal investigations and practicing voting rights litigation.
- [Lali Madduri](https://elias.law/bio/lali-madduri/): Ms. Madduri is a Partner in Elias Law Group’s Litigation Practice. Lalitha has expertise in redistricting, voting rights, and election-related litigation.
- [Kathryn Strezishar](https://elias.law/bio/kathryn-strezishar/)
- [Javonia Billings](https://elias.law/bio/javonia-billings/)
- [Jacquelyn Lopez](https://elias.law/bio/jacquelyn-lopez/): Jacquelyn (“Jackie”) Lopez is a partner in ELG’s political law practice group. She focuses her practice on the laws governing federal candidates and officeholders, political party committees and voting rights.
- [Jacob Shelly](https://elias.law/bio/jacob-shelly/): Jacob Shelly is a counsel in the Litigation practice group, where he works on high-stakes voting rights, redistricting, and other election law matters. His practice encompasses all aspects of state and federal litigation, from pre-trial motions through appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court. 
- [Heather Weber](https://elias.law/bio/heather-weber/)
- [Heather Knight](https://elias.law/bio/heather-knight/): Heather Knight is a legal practice assistant at Elias Law Group. She is responsible for supporting Political Law attorneys. Before joining ELG, Heather worked for over 20 years as an experienced legal professional at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP. Now, she and her ELG colleagues work every day to protect democracy through fair elections. Heather is based out of the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. 
- [Graham Wilson](https://elias.law/bio/graham-wilson/)
- [Emma Anspach](https://elias.law/bio/emma-anspach/): Emma Anspach is an associate in Elias Law Group’s Political Law practice.  
- [Elizabeth Poston](https://elias.law/bio/elizabeth-poston/): Elizabeth “Ellie” Poston is a counsel in the Political Law practice. She advises state and federal campaigns and political party committees on campaign finance and ethics regulations, as well as election administration and voter protection programming. Ellie also has experience with voting rights and ballot access litigation and has represented clients before the Federal Election Commission and various state regulatory agencies.  
- [Dylon Busser](https://elias.law/bio/dylon-busser/): Dylon Busser is an associate in ELG’s Political Law practice. With a background in Democratic campaigns and fundraising in Illinois, Dylon now brings his political expertise to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. 
- [Delia Goldin](https://elias.law/bio/delia-goldin/): Delia Goldin is Elias Law Group’s EPIC Election Administration Director. She helps manage the research team in ongoing and discrete research around voting and election administration. She previously supported ELG founder Marc Elias as a special assistant. 
- [David Fox](https://elias.law/bio/david-fox/): David R. Fox is a Partner in Elias Law Group’s Litigation practice. With expertise in voting rights, ballot access, campaign finance, and redistricting cases, Mr. Fox assists pro-democracy clients with federal and state claims at the trial and appellate levels.
- [Courtney Weisman](https://elias.law/bio/courtney-weisman/): Courtney Weisman is a partner in ELG’s Political Law practice group. She focuses her practice on the laws governing state and federal campaign finance, political advertisements, election administration and voting rights.
- [Christina Ford](https://elias.law/bio/christina-ford/): Christina Ford is a counsel in Elias Law Group’s Litigation practice, where she represents voters, candidates, non-profit organizations, and political parties in high-stakes litigation.  
- [Chris Dodge](https://elias.law/bio/chris-dodge/): Chris represents clients in a variety of voting rights, election, and constitutional law matters. While at ELG, Chris has handled every aspect of complex litigation strategy, from the pre-complaint stage through trial and appeal. He has briefed appellate issues in the U.S. Supreme Court, numerous federal courts of appeal, and state courts of appeal. He has presented oral argument in several federal courts of appeal, as well as in federal and state trial courts across the country. Among other trial-related tasks, he has conducted major Rule 30(b)(6) depositions of public officials and examined and cross-examined expert witnesses at trial. Some of Chris’s recent successes include:
- [Chanel Lawrence](https://elias.law/bio/chanel-lawrence/): Chanel Lawrence is the Director of Financial Operations at Elias Law Group. She manages the Accounting & Finance department. Prior to ELG, Chanel was the client accounting administrator for the Political Law Group at Perkins Coie. Chanel is based out of the Washington, D.C. office.  
- [Aria Branch](https://elias.law/bio/aria-branch/): Aria C. Branch is a partner at Elias Law Group, a law firm committed to helping Democrats win, citizens vote, and progressives make change. Ms. Branch counsels candidates, nonprofits, and political organizations on campaign finance, nonprofit tax, and ethics issues. Ms. Branch has advised candidates for president, the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, governor, and mayor of New York City. She has represented clients before the Federal Election Commission, the Office of Congressional Ethics, the House and Senate Ethics Committees, and state ethics and campaign finance regulators.
- [Alycia Delmore](https://elias.law/bio/alycia-delmore/): Alycia Delmore is the Litigation practice group senior manager at Elias Law Group. She manages workflow, staffing, knowledge management, and attorney development for the Litigation practice.  
- [Ali Schwinn](https://elias.law/bio/ali-schwinn/): Ali Schwinn is the Chief of Staff to the Firm Chair of Elias Law Group, Marc Elias. She is the primary advisor to Marc and assists in the day to day management of the firm. Ali also oversees communications and the EPIC initiative at ELG.
- [Blake McCarren](https://elias.law/bio/blake-mccarren/): As Communications Director, Blake McCarren leads all external communications and media relations for the firm and serves as the primary press contact for Elias Law Group attorneys. 
- [Uzoma Nkwonta](https://elias.law/bio/uzoma-nkwonta/): Uzoma Nkwonta, a partner in Elias Law Group, specializes in handling complex election law and voting rights litigation matters.  
- [Marc Elias](https://elias.law/bio/marc-elias/): Marc Elias is the Firm Chair of Elias Law Group, a mission-driven firm committed to helping Democrats win, citizens vote, and progressives make change. Marc is a nationally recognized authority and expert in campaign finance, voting rights, redistricting law, and litigation.  
- [Kate Sawyer Keane](https://elias.law/bio/kate-sawyer-keane/): Kate Sawyer Keane is a partner in Elias Law Group’s Political Law practice. She provides counsel on ethics, campaign finance, and financial disclosure rules to candidates, presidential campaigns, members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, elected officials, political parties, and progressive organizations.  
- [Jon Berkon](https://elias.law/bio/jon-berkon/): Jon Berkon is the Political Law Chair at Elias Law Group. He focuses his practice on the laws governing state and local elections, ballot initiatives and issue advocacy, helping clients achieve their political and policy objectives in jurisdictions across the country.  

## Client Alerts
- [Supreme Court Clears Way for Expanded SAVE System](https://elias.law/client-alert/supreme-court-clears-way-for-expanded-save-system/): Today, in a per curiam decision, the Supreme Court allowed the Trump Administration to proceed with its months-long effort to use an expanded version of the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (“SAVE”) system for citizenship verification of registered voters. The expanded SAVE system is a linchpin in the Trump Administration’s efforts to review and purge state voter rolls for purported noncitizens as it seeks to make it harder for Americans to vote this November.  
- [Democratic Party Secures Nationwide Injunction Blocking USPS Rule in its Entirety, a Major Step Forward in Protecting Vote by Mail for the 2026 Midterm Elections](https://elias.law/client-alert/democratic-party-secures-nationwide-injunction-blocking-usps-rule-in-its-entirety-a-major-step-forward-in-protecting-vote-by-mail-for-the-2026-midterm-elections/): Late last night, in DSCC v. Trump, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the final United States Postal Service (“USPS”) mail in voting rule. This is the first and only court order to block the entirety of the rule, preventing voluntary compliance by Republican states. The order therefore helps stop Republican-led states from working with the federal government to disenfranchise mass numbers of mail voters via USPS before the 2026 election.
- [SEC Proposes Rescinding Pay-to-Play Restrictions on Political Contributions by Investment Advisers](https://elias.law/client-alert/sec-proposes-rescinding-pay-to-play-restrictions-on-political-contributions-by-investment-advisers/): Last Thursday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed repealing Rule 206(4)-5 – the so-called “pay-to-play” rule – in its entirety. Since 2010, the rule has barred an investment adviser from receiving compensation for advisory services provided to a government client for two years after the adviser or a “covered associate” contributed to an official or candidate in a position to influence the award of advisory business. It also imposes restrictions on covered associates soliciting funds for such officials, candidates, or political parties. And, in practice, the rule has severely restricted political giving to other organizations, such as PACs and certain nonprofits. The comment period runs for 60 days after publication in the Federal Register.
- [4th Circuit Issues Huge Ruling Undermining Republican Strategy This Cycle](https://elias.law/client-alert/4th-circuit-issues-huge-ruling-undermining-republican-strategy-this-cycle/): This afternoon, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that political party committees and joint fundraising committees are not entitled to the special lowest unit charge discount that the Federal Communications Act provides to federal candidates in the weeks before a federal election. This decision deals a serious blow to the highly publicized plans of the Republican Party to use party committee funds to purchase television ad time for Republican House and Senate candidates at lowest unit charge. As the opinion explains, under federal law, only federal candidates – not party committees or joint fundraising committees with non-candidate members – are entitled to the lowest unit charge discount. This decision therefore helps re-establish the significance of the cash advantage that Democratic candidates have over their Republican counterparts.
- [Supreme Court Allows Trump Mail-Voting Executive Order to Proceed](https://elias.law/client-alert/supreme-court-allows-trump-mail-voting-executive-order-to-proceed/): Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued an order paving the way for President Trump to implement the parts of his mail-in voting Executive Order that direct the federal government to compile lists of eligible mail voters to send to the states and to prioritize prosecution of election workers who send mail ballots to “ineligible voters.” While this order is undeniably a setback, the fight over implementation of President Trump’s Executive Order is far from over. Indeed, the Court made clear that it was not passing on the merits; instead, it found that lower courts had entered relief too early. There is still time and ample opportunity for the federal courts to block the President’s unprecedented, unconstitutional power grab, and Elias Law Group is in court leading this fight. In the interim, we stand ready to assist clients with on-the-ground programming to combat any impact on voters as the court battles proceed.
- [New Senate Guidance Narrows Use of Member Security Funds for Political and Personal Travel](https://elias.law/client-alert/new-senate-guidance-narrows-use-of-member-security-funds-for-political-and-personal-travel/): The Senate Rules Committee and Senate Ethics Committee issued new joint guidance clarifying the permissible uses of appropriated member security funds that are intended for a Member’s safety and well-being. The new guidance affirms that these funds may be used for personal security services, including certain transportation and travel-related expenses for official, campaign, and personal purposes. However, the guidance clarifies that for personal and campaign transportation, the use of member security funds may only be used for the difference between the basic transportation expense and the upgrade for security purposes. Additionally, there must be a contemporaneous written record justifying the use of member security funds for campaign and personal travel.
- [SCOTUS Strikes Down Coordinated Party Spending Limits](https://elias.law/client-alert/scotus-strikes-down-coordinated-party-spending-limits/): This morning, the Supreme Court issued its decision in NRSC v. FEC, striking down the limits on how much a political party can spend in coordination with its federal candidates — colloquially known as “coordinated party spending limits” or “441a(d).” Effective immediately, national and state party committees may spend unlimited sums in full coordination with a federal candidate on any campaign expense, including advertising. This decision removes a key pillar of the American campaign finance system and will dramatically re-shape the way funds are raised and spent across the political ecosystem.
- [Supreme Court Rejects RNC Attack on Mail Voting](https://elias.law/client-alert/supreme-court-rejects-rnc-attack-on-mail-voting/): Today, in a decisive victory for voters, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal law does not prevent states from counting absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day but received after Election Day. Currently, 14 states, plus the District of Columbia, allow for regular absentee ballots mailed by Election Day but arriving after Election Day to count; many more states allow military and overseas ballots to count in these circumstances. The Supreme Court’s decision, written by Justice Barrett and joined by Justices Jackson, Kagan, Roberts, and Sotomayor, allows these state laws to stand.
- [Supreme Court Issues Devastating Opinion in Louisiana v. Callais](https://elias.law/client-alert/supreme-court-issues-devastating-opinion-in-louisiana-v-callais/): This morning in Louisiana v. Callais, the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, holding that states are free to draw congressional maps that seek political gain for the party in power, even if doing so comes at the expense of Black, Hispanic, or other minority voters.
- [President Trump Signs Unlawful Executive Order Attacking Mail-In Voting](https://elias.law/client-alert/president-trump-signs-unlawful-executive-order-attacking-mail-in-voting/): This evening, President Trump signed an Executive Order (the “Order”) to create a master list of U.S citizens eligible to vote in federal elections and force states to limit access to mail ballots to individuals on that list. The Order, titled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections,” represents a dramatic escalation of the President’s efforts to perpetuate his false claims of widespread non-citizen voting and significantly threatens the orderly administration of upcoming primary and general elections.
- [Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Key Voting Case](https://elias.law/client-alert/supreme-court-hears-oral-argument-in-key-voting-case/): Today, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Watson v. RNC, a case that could have major implications for the 2026 elections. RNC, the Mississippi Republican Party, and individual voters challenged Mississippi’s ballot receipt deadline in January 2024. Under Mississippi law, a voter’s mail-in ballot is counted if it is postmarked on or before Election Day and arrives within five business days of the election. The Republicans have alleged that this deadline extends the federal election past Election Day in violation of federal law. A ruling in the Republicans’ favor could impact the votes of millions of Americans who vote by mail across the country, as well as military and overseas voters around the world.
- [New FCC Guidance Signals Intent to Target Talk Shows, TV Stations over Candidate Appearances](https://elias.law/client-alert/new-fcc-guidance-signals-intent-to-target-talk-shows-tv-stations-over-candidate-appearances/): The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) issued guidance signaling its intent to change its interpretation of the “equal opportunities” (or “equal time”) rules for candidate appearances on TV. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the new guidance “reminded” TV networks that late night and daytime talk shows that are “motivated by purely partisan political purposes” will require TV stations to provide “equal opportunities” to all candidates.
- [U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Historic Case Seeking to Strike Down Coordinated Party Spending Limits](https://elias.law/client-alert/u-s-supreme-court-hears-oral-argument-in-historic-case-seeking-to-strike-down-coordinated-party-spending-limits/): This morning the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in NRSC v. FEC, a case seeking to strike down the limits on how much a political party can spend in coordination with its federal candidates. If the Court rules in favor of the Republicans, it will have two enormous effects. First, it will mean that there is no limit on the amount that a political party committee can spend on behalf of a federal candidate in the form of in-kind contributions. In other words, a party committee would be free to spend as much money as it wanted (raised under much higher contribution limits) to pay for a campaign's own expenses, including advertising in full coordination with the campaign. Second, it will fundamentally reshape the Supreme Court’s campaign finance jurisprudence in a way that raises serious questions regarding the constitutionality of a number of other campaign finance restrictions. A decision is expected by the first week of July. More background on this critical case is below; for specific questions we encourage clients to reach out to Elias Law Group attorneys.   
- [Court Finds 501(c)(4) Exemption & Political Activity Standard Unconstitutional](https://elias.law/client-alert/court-finds-501c4-exemption-political-activity-standard-unconstitutional/): Yesterday, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a notable Memorandum Opinion and Order in Freedom Path, Inc. v. Internal Revenue Service, et.al.
- [Trump Issues Memorandum Directing Law Enforcement to Target “Domestic Terrorism” and “Organized Political Violence” By Nonprofits and Others](https://elias.law/client-alert/trump-issues-memorandum-directing-law-enforcement-to-target-domestic-terrorism-and-organized-political-violence-by-nonprofits-and-others/): Background
- [Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit After Trump Administration Concedes Lack of Authority Over FEC](https://elias.law/client-alert/federal-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-after-trump-administration-concedes-lack-of-authority-over-fec/): In February, Elias Law Group filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the Democratic National Committee, DSCC and DCCC, challenging President Trump’s executive order that purported to give the Trump Administration authority over Congressionally-created independent agencies, like the Federal Election Commission (the “FEC”).
- [New Presidential Memorandum Directs Investigation into Online Political Fundraising Platforms](https://elias.law/client-alert/presidential-memorandum-political-fundraising/): This afternoon, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum (the “Memo”), directing the Attorney General of the United States to investigate allegations of unlawful contributions made via online fundraising platforms. The purported goal of the Memo is to crack down on illegal “straw donor” and foreign contributions in American elections. In reality, the Memo represents a political attack against a prominent Democratic fundraising platform. The Memo and accompanying fact sheet focus significant attention on ActBlue and do not mention any other platform by name.
- [FEC Issues Guidance on LLC Contributions](https://elias.law/client-alert/fec-issues-guidance-on-llc-contributions/): The Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) recently issued guidance clarifying the Commission’s approach for enforcement matters involving reporting LLC contributions. All federal candidates and political committees should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s new guidance, including its newly approved sample donor LLC letter.
- [New Executive Order Attempts to Overhaul Federal Elections](https://elias.law/client-alert/new-executive-order-attempts-to-overhaul-federal-elections/): Yesterday, President Trump issued a sweeping executive order (the “Order”) attempting to overhaul federal elections by making it harder to register to vote, threatening to withhold federal funding from states that count mail ballots received after Election Day, ordering a myriad of programs aimed at verifying the citizenship status and eligibility of voters, and making it more difficult for uniformed and overseas voters to cast a ballot. Additional details about the Order are below.
- [EEOC and DOJ Publish Anti-DEI Guidance, Suggest DEI Programs May Violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act](https://elias.law/client-alert/eeoc-and-doj-publish-anti-dei-guidance-suggest-dei-programs-may-violate-title-vii-of-the-civil-rights-act/): On March 19, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued two new technical assistance documents addressing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) actions and programs in the workplace (collectively, the “guidance”). The guidance characterizes various kinds of DEI-related initiatives as potential violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”) and is framed as advice to employees who may have experienced “DEI-related discrimination” in the workplace.
- [Updated Personal Use Guidance from House of Representatives Committee on Ethics](https://elias.law/client-alert/updated-personal-use-guidance-from-house-of-representatives-committee-on-ethics/): House Rule 23, clause 6(b)
- [Trump’s Anti-DEI Executive Order and its Potential Impact on Nonprofit Organizations](https://elias.law/client-alert/trumps-anti-dei-executive-order-and-its-potential-impact-on-nonprofit-organizations/): This week, President Trump signed a politically charged executive order to end “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility” (“DEIA”) and “diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) programming in the government and private sector, including nonprofits. The order, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Base Opportunity” (“Order”) declares it the policy of the United States that DEI programs are illegal and incompatible with civil rights law.
- [New Development on Section 501(c)(4) Exemption Standard](https://elias.law/client-alert/new-development-on-section-501c4-exemption-standard/): On October 28, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion in the case Memorial Hermann ACO v. Commissioner. The decision fundamentally uproots a longstanding interpretation regarding the amount of nonexempt activities 501(c)(4) organizations may engage in without jeopardizing their 501(c)(4)status. We recommend that 501(c)(4) organizations review this alert to become familiar with the decision, assess their individual risk, and consult with counsel on how to proceed.
- [FEC allows limited use of campaign funds for candidate and officeholder security](https://elias.law/client-alert/fec-allows-limited-use-of-campaign-funds-for-candidate-and-officeholder-security/): Key Takeaway: Last week, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) approved a regulation clarifying that campaign funds may be used to pay for security measures without violating the prohibition on using campaign funds for personal use.
- [FEC Confirms Federal Candidates and Officeholders May Solicit Unlimited Contributions for State Ballot Initiatives](https://elias.law/client-alert/fec-confirms-federal-candidates-and-officeholders-may-solicit-unlimited-contributions-for-state-ballot-initiatives/): Key Takeaway: Last week, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) approved a request by Elias Law Group that authorizes federal candidates and officeholders to solicit unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, and labor unions, among others, for state ballot initiatives.
- [Federal Election Commission Issues Advisory Opinion Regarding Paid Canvassing](https://elias.law/client-alert/federal-election-commission-issues-advisory-opinion-regarding-paid-canvassing/): Last week, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) issued an important advisory opinion regarding paid canvassing programs that advocate for federal candidates. Texas Majority PAC, a state PAC represented by the Elias Law Group, told the FEC that it would consult with federal candidates, party committees, and their agents on its paid canvassing program, and asked whether doing so would transform its paid canvassing communications into “coordinated communications” or “coordinated expenditures” (thereby making them excessive in-kind contributions). As a Texas state PAC, Texas Majority PAC raises unlimited non-corporate, non-labor treasury funds. The FEC confirmed that such paid canvassing communications are not “coordinated communications” or “coordinated expenditures” and therefore are not in-kind contributions to the federal candidate or party committee.
- [The FCC Did Not Ban All AI Robocalls](https://elias.law/client-alert/the-fcc-did-not-ban-all-ai-robocalls/): The FCC Did Not Ban All AI Robocalls
- [FEC Confirms Separate Contribution Limits for Nonfederal PACs Established by Federal Candidates or Officeholders](https://elias.law/client-alert/fec-confirms-separate-contribution-limits-for-nonfederal-pacs-established-by-federal-candidates-or-officeholders/): Key Takeaway: Last week, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) approved a request from the Elias Law Group to allow federal candidates and officeholders to raise funds into state PACs under a separate contribution limit from funds raised into their federal leadership PACs, provided the state PAC does not engage in federal election activity. In raising funds, the state PAC must still comply with the federal source restrictions and contribution limits under the Federal Election Campaign Act, as amended (“FECA”). 
- [Michigan Introduces Disclaimer Requirements on Political Ads Using AI](https://elias.law/client-alert/michigan-introduces-disclaimer-requirements-on-political-ads-using-ai/): Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer recently signed into law several bills regulating the use of artificial intelligence in political advertisements in the state. The new laws require the use of disclaimers to inform the public if ads employ artificial intelligence (“AI”). Although several states have taken steps to regulate so-called political “deepfakes,” Michigan is the first state to more broadly regulate the use of AI technology in political advertisements, regardless of whether the use of AI has the potential to mislead the public.
- [Federal Election Commission Adopts New Rules on Candidate Compensation](https://elias.law/client-alert/federal-election-commission-adopts-new-rules-on-candidate-compensation/): On December 14, 2023, the Federal Election Commission voted 5-1 to revise its personal use rules on the use of campaign funds to pay candidate salaries to “‘compensate candidates for lost income that is forgone due to becoming a candidate.’” FEC Agenda Document No. 23-30-A at 13 (citing 2002 Final Rule, 67 FR at 76962). The final rules will be published in the Federal Register and become effective at a future specified date. The Commission significantly changed the criteria for determining whether a candidate is eligible to receive compensation, the maximum amount of compensation that a candidate may receive, and the period during which a candidate may receive compensation. 
- [Receiving Email Addresses for Free May Break the Law, According to Federal Court Decision](https://elias.law/client-alert/receiving-email-addresses-for-free-may-break-the-law-according-to-federal-court-decision/): Last week, the federal district court in Washington, D.C. issued a decision in Ready for Ron v. FEC, No. 1:22-cv-03282 (RDM) (D.D.C. filed Oct. 27, 2022), involving Ready for Ron (“RFR”), a hybrid political committee that wanted to give Governor Ron DeSantis a signed petition containing email addresses and phone numbers of individuals encouraging him to run for president. In its 60-page decision, the court concluded that the petition was a “contact list” and therefore a “thing of value” that, if accepted by DeSantis, would necessarily mean that he was either a candidate for president or testing the waters, both of which require that contributions comply with federal campaign finance laws. Because RFR created the list using, in part, money not subject to the source restrictions and contribution limits (“soft money”) and the value of the list was in excess of the contribution limits from a PAC to a candidate, the proposed arrangement is an excessive and impermissible in-kind contribution.
- [House and Senate Now Accepting CY 2022 Personal Financial Disclosure Statements](https://elias.law/client-alert/house-and-senate-now-accepting-cy-2022-personal-financial-disclosure-statements/): The House and Senate have opened their electronic filing systems and are now accepting personal financial disclosure statements (“FD Statements”) for Calendar Year 2022. Each year, filers must submit their FD Statement by May 15 unless they request an extension. Additional details on who must file, what information must be reported, and the deadlines to file are below.
- [FEC Updates Contribution Limits for 2023-2024 Election Cycle](https://elias.law/client-alert/fec-updates-contribution-limits-for-2023-2024-election-cycle/): Today, the Federal Election Commission (“FEC”) raised the contribution limits for the 2023-2024 election cycle for individuals and non-multicandidate political action committees (“PACs”) contributing to federal candidates and national party committees. The FEC also raised the contribution limit shared by a national party committee and its Senatorial campaign committee contributing to Senate candidates.
- [IRS Requires Qualified Appraisal to Deduct Crypto Donations](https://elias.law/client-alert/irs-requires-qualified-appraisal-to-deduct-crypto-donations/): On January 10, the Internal Revenue Service issued guidance that requires taxpayers who make charitable contributions of cryptocurrency to receive a qualified appraisal to qualify for a charitable deduction.1 Taxpayers may not determine the value of the donated cryptocurrency based on the value reported by a cryptocurrency exchange on which the cryptocurrency is traded. Significantly, if taxpayers fail to obtain a qualified appraisal before their taxes are due, they will not be able to deduct the contribution.
- [House Republicans Adopt Ethics Changes](https://elias.law/client-alert/house-republicans-adopt-ethics-changes/): Yesterday, House Republicans adopted new rules for the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress. The rules package changes several important ethics-related provisions, including allowing members of the public to submit complaints to the Committee on Ethics and important changes related to Board appointments and staffing for the Office of Congressional Ethics. Additional details on the changes are below.

## News Clips
- [Five Questions with Elias Law Partner David Fox](https://elias.law/news-clip/five-questions-with-elias-law-partner-david-fox/)
- [Marc Elias’ Boutique Sees Rising Demand, Head Count, as Political Litigation Ramps Up](https://elias.law/news-clip/marc-elias-boutique-sees-rising-demand-head-count-as-political-litigation-ramps-up/)
- [Federal Courts Are Flooded With Lawsuits Against Trump. That’s Not An Accident.](https://elias.law/news-clip/notus-federal-courts-are-flooded-with-lawsuits-against-trump-thats-not-an-accident/)
- [The Democratic superlawyer Trump can’t silence: ‘We are in the break-glass moment of American history’](https://elias.law/news-clip/the-democratic-superlawyer-trump-cant-silence-we-are-in-the-break-glass-moment-of-american-history/)
- [Trump’s D.C. takeover reflects efforts to expand his authority, attorney says](https://elias.law/news-clip/trumps-d-c-takeover-reflects-efforts-to-expand-his-authority-attorney-says/)
- [Status News: Elias’ Defiant Edge](https://elias.law/news-clip/status-news-elias-defiant-edge/)
- [60 Minutes: Trump presidential orders target law firms. Here’s how some lawyers say that threatens the rule of law.](https://elias.law/news-clip/60-minutes-trump-presidential-orders-target-law-firms-heres-how-some-lawyers-say-that-threatens-the-rule-of-law/)
- [Associated Press: Judge halts parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement](https://elias.law/news-clip/associated-press-judge-halts-parts-of-trumps-overhaul-of-us-elections-including-proof-of-citizenship-requirement/)
- [Bloomberg: Marc Elias’ Elections Law Firm Hires Ex-DOJ Civil Rights Lawyer](https://elias.law/news-clip/marc-elias-elections-law-firm-hires-ex-doj-civil-rights-lawyer/)
- [Business Insider: ‘No negotiation’: A law firm targeted by Trump says it won’t change who it represents](https://elias.law/news-clip/business-insider-no-negotiation-a-law-firm-targeted-by-trump-says-it-wont-change-who-it-represents/)
- [Vanity Fair: Democrats Expect a 2026 Comeback. But Will Free Elections Even Exist?](https://elias.law/news-clip/vanity-fair-democrats-expect-a-2026-comeback-but-will-free-elections-even-exist/)
- [ABA Journal: Meet Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias, who wears GOP scorn ‘like a badge of honor’](https://elias.law/news-clip/aba-journal-meet-democratic-election-lawyer-marc-elias-who-wears-gop-scorn-like-a-badge-of-honor/)
- [NPR: Lawyer Marc Elias defeated most of Trump’s 2020 election lawsuits. Now there are even more.](https://elias.law/news-clip/npr-lawyer-marc-elias-defeated-most-of-trumps-2020-election-lawsuits-now-there-are-even-more/)
- [New Yorker: Preparing For Trump’s Next “Big Lie,” with the Election Lawyer Marc Elias](https://elias.law/news-clip/new-yorker-preparing-for-trumps-next-big-lie-with-the-election-lawyer-marc-elias/)
- [New York Times: Harris Campaign’s Legal Team Takes Shape as Election Battles Heat Up](https://elias.law/news-clip/new-york-times-harris-campaigns-legal-team-takes-shape-as-election-battles-heat-up/)
- [Washington Post: Ballot drop boxes returning to Wisconsin following top court decision](https://elias.law/news-clip/washington-post-ballot-drop-boxes-returning-to-wisconsin-following-top-court-decision/)
- [Associated Press: Courts are supposed to be above politics. Why are they weighing in on elections?](https://elias.law/news-clip/associated-press-courts-are-supposed-to-be-above-politics-why-are-they-weighing-in-on-elections/)
- [Gothamist/WNYC: Thirst no more – It’s no longer illegal to hand out water to New York voters](https://elias.law/news-clip/gothamistwnyc-thirst-no-more-its-no-longer-illegal-to-hand-out-water-to-new-york-voters/)
- [New York Times: Candidates for Federal Office Can Raise Unlimited Funds for Ballot Measures](https://elias.law/news-clip/new-york-times-candidates-for-federal-office-can-raise-unlimited-funds-for-ballot-measures/)
- [Daily Montanan: Federal judge temporarily halts new Montana voter registration requirements](https://elias.law/news-clip/daily-montanan-federal-judge-temporarily-halts-new-montana-voter-registration-requirements/)
- [Rolling Stone: Judge Halts Texas AG’s Probe Into Media Matters](https://elias.law/news-clip/judge-halts-texas-ags-probe-into-media-matters/)
- [Washington Post: With Push From Trump, Republicans Plan Blitz of Election-Related Lawsuits](https://elias.law/news-clip/washington-post-with-push-from-trump-republicans-plan-blitz-of-election-related-lawsuits/)
- [Democracy Docket: Lessons From the Women Leading Today’s Fight for Voting Rights](https://elias.law/news-clip/democracy-docket-lessons-from-the-women-leading-todays-fight-for-voting-rights/)
- [Gothamist/WNYC: Larry David Mocked a Georgia Law That Bans Giving Water to Waiting Voters. It’s Also a Law in NY.](https://elias.law/news-clip/gothamistwnyc-larry-david-mocked-a-georgia-law-that-bans-giving-water-to-waiting-voters-its-also-a-law-in-ny/)
- [Associated Press: Judge Blocks Tighter Rule On Same-Day Registration In North Carolina Elections](https://elias.law/news-clip/associated-press-judge-blocks-tighter-rule-on-same-day-registration-in-north-carolina-elections/)
- [Richmond Times-Dispatch: Democrats Stymied the ‘Virginia Model’ in 2023. Here’s How.](https://elias.law/news-clip/richmond-times-dispatch-democrats-stymied-the-virginia-model-in-2023-heres-how/)
- [Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Theater Workers Challenge Georgia Election Law’s Absentee Request Deadline](https://elias.law/news-clip/atlanta-journal-constitution-theater-workers-challenge-georgia-election-laws-absentee-request-deadline/)
- [The New York Times: Battle for U.S. House Control in 2024 Is Fought in a New York Courtroom](https://elias.law/news-clip/the-new-york-times-battle-for-u-s-house-control-in-2024-is-fought-in-a-new-york-courtroom/)
- [The Hill: It’s Time To Recalibrate Our Election Day Expectations](https://elias.law/news-clip/the-hill-its-time-to-recalibrate-our-election-day-expectations/)
- [Washington Post: Court Rulings Poised to Play Pivotal Role in Battle for Congress](https://elias.law/news-clip/washington-post-court-rulings-poised-to-play-pivotal-role-in-battle-for-congress/)
- [Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference: Alabama Redistricting and Voting Rights](https://elias.law/news-clip/congressional-black-caucus-foundation-annual-legislative-conference-alabama-redistricting-and-voting-rights/)
- [The Law Dork: Q&A with Voting Rights Lawyer Abha Khanna](https://elias.law/news-clip/the-law-dork-qa-with-voting-rights-lawyer-abha-khanna/)
- [AL.com: Attorney in Historic Alabama Redistricting Case Says State Will Be ‘Much Richer’ Politically](https://elias.law/news-clip/al-com-attorney-in-historic-alabama-redistricting-case-says-state-will-be-much-richer-politically/)
- [The Ringer: Abha Khanna and the Protection of Democracy](https://elias.law/news-clip/abha-khanna-and-the-protection-of-democracy/)
- [The Atlantic: A Supreme Court Ruling That Could Tip the House](https://elias.law/news-clip/the-atlantic-a-supreme-court-ruling-that-could-tip-the-house/)
- [Vanity Fair: How New York Democrats Could Redistrict George Santos—And the Republican Majority—Out of the House](https://elias.law/news-clip/vanity-fair-how-new-york-democrats-could-redistrict-george-santosand-the-republican-majorityout-of-the-house/)
- [POLITICO: Why Marc Elias Wants to ‘Babysit’ the Republican Party](https://elias.law/news-clip/politico-why-marc-elias-wants-to-babysit-the-republican-party/)
- [The New Yorker: The First Defense Against Trump’s Assault on Democracy](https://elias.law/news-clip/the-first-defense-against-trumps-assault-on-democracy/)

## Press Releases
- [Democrats Sue Trump Administration to Stop Interference with the Election by DOJ and DHS](https://elias.law/press-release/democrats-sue-trump-administration-to-stop-interference-with-the-election-by-doj-and-dhs/): This week, Elias Law Group attorneys representing the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Democratic Governors Association (DGA), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the Nevada State Democratic Party, and a California voter filed a federal lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from coercing state and local election officials into purging eligible voters from the rolls, segregating lawfully cast ballots, and denying ballots to eligible voters ahead of the midterm elections. 
- [Elias Law Group Moves to Intervene to Defend California Voters Against DOJ’s Last-Minute Attack on Mail Ballots](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-moves-to-intervene-to-defend-california-voters-against-dojs-last-minute-attack-on-mail-ballots/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elias Law Group has filed a motion to intervene on behalf of two nonprofit organizations, Services, Immigrant Rights and Education Network (SIREN) and Mi Familia en Acción, in the U.S. Department of Justice’s new lawsuit in which DOJ seeks to interfere in the ongoing election by blocking California from counting the mail ballots of more than 20,000 registered voters. 
- [Federal Court Permanently Strikes Down Trump Administration’s Ban on Helping New Citizens Register to Vote](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-permanently-strikes-down-trump-administrations-ban-on-helping-new-citizens-register-to-vote/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal court today issued a final judgment permanently striking down the Trump administration’s August 2025 ban on nonprofit organizations helping newly naturalized Americans register to vote, finding that the ban was unlawful, unconstitutional, and likely motivated by discriminatory intent. Today’s judgment came in a lawsuit filed by Elias Law Group attorneys last year on behalf of the National Council of Jewish Women, Greater New Orleans Section (NCJW).  
- [Patrick Gaspard Joins Elias Law Group as Senior Advisor](https://elias.law/press-release/patrick-gaspard-joins-elias-law-group-as-senior-advisor/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elias Law Group (ELG) is thrilled to announce that Patrick Gaspard has joined the firm as a Senior Advisor. Gaspard, who previously served as President of the Center for American Progress, President of the Open Society Foundations, United States Ambassador to South Africa, and Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee, joins the firm at a critical moment. With fewer than 30 days until the midterm elections, ELG attorneys are litigating over 80 voting and election cases in 41 states and representing hundreds of Democratic campaigns and progressive organizations.
- [Elias Law Group Asks Federal Court to Block North Carolina’s Last-Minute Absentee Ballot Restrictions](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-asks-federal-court-to-block-north-carolinas-last-minute-absentee-ballot-restrictions/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, September 28, Elias Law Group attorneys representing North Carolina voters and pro-voting organizations asked a federal court to block new restrictions on absentee voting adopted by the North Carolina State Board of Elections.  
- [Supreme Court Blocks Missouri Gerrymander for a Third Time](https://elias.law/press-release/supreme-court-blocks-missouri-gerrymander-for-a-third-time/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court today paused an appellate court order that would have forced Missouri to abandon its 2022 congressional map mid-election and conduct this November's elections under HB 1, the mid-decade gerrymander Missouri enacted at President Trump's urging. This is the third time this month the Supreme Court has rejected efforts to impose HB 1 before Missouri voters get a chance to approve or reject the new map in November. 
- [Democrats Sue Trump Administration to Keep Armed ICE and FBI Agents Away from the Polls](https://elias.law/press-release/democrats-sue-trump-administration-to-keep-armed-ice-and-fbi-agents-away-from-the-polls/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, September 23, Elias Law Group attorneys representing the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Democratic Governors Association (DGA), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries filed a federal lawsuit to block the Trump administration from deploying armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents to any location where Americans are voting or ballots are being counted this fall.  
- [Marc Elias Named to Forbes’ List of America’s Top Lawyers for Third Consecutive Year](https://elias.law/press-release/marc-elias-named-to-forbes-list-of-americas-top-lawyers-for-third-consecutive-year/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – This month, Forbes named Elias Law Group founder and Firm Chair Marc Elias to its 2026 list of America's Top Lawyers, marking the third consecutive year Elias has been recognized. Elias has been named to every edition of the list since its debut in 2024.
- [Federal Court Blocks Trump’s Postal Service Mail Ballot Rule in Its Entirety](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-blocks-trumps-postal-service-mail-ballot-rule-in-its-entirety/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — With some states having already mailed their ballots for the November 2026 election, and others set to do so in the coming weeks, a federal judge has blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing any portion of its new Ballot Mail Rule. The Court held that the Postal Service likely acted outside the authority Congress gave it when it moved to implement President Trump’s Executive Order restricting mail voting. In the Court’s words, the “key portions of the Rule exceed any conception of the outer bounds” of USPS’s authority.
- [In Huge Victory for Missouri Voters, Supreme Court Blocks Federal Order That Had Required Missouri to Use Gerrymandered Map](https://elias.law/press-release/in-huge-victory-for-missouri-voters-supreme-court-blocks-federal-order-that-had-required-missouri-to-use-gerrymandered-map/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court today stayed a federal district court order that had required Missouri to conduct November’s congressional elections under HB 1, the mid-decade gerrymander enacted at President Trump’s urging that the Missouri Supreme Court unanimously held “is not the law and has never been the law.” This is the second time in three days that the U.S. Supreme Court has denied efforts to revive Missouri’s unlawful gerrymander.  
- [Supreme Court Rejects Missouri’s Bid to Revive Gerrymander](https://elias.law/press-release/supreme-court-rejects-missouris-bid-to-revive-gerrymander/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh today denied Missouri's emergency application to halt a unanimous Missouri Supreme Court ruling barring the mid-decade congressional gerrymander enacted at President Trump's urging from taking effect before Missouri voters have their say. 
- [Elias Law Group Celebrates Five Years of Helping Democrats Win, Citizens Vote, and Progressives Make Change](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-celebrates-five-years-of-helping-democrats-win-citizens-vote-and-progressives-make-change/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — Five years ago today, Elias Law Group opened its doors as a mission-driven law firm dedicated to helping Democrats win elections, protecting the right to vote, and supporting progressive organizations. Today, Elias Law Group is the nation's largest law firm dedicated to pro-democracy litigation and political law. 
- [Elias Law Group Asks Federal Court to Block Trump’s Mail Ballot Rule Before Voting Begins](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-asks-federal-court-to-block-trumps-mail-ballot-rule-before-voting-begins/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Elias Law Group asked a federal court to block President Trump's Executive Order restricting mail voting and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rule implementing it, just days before general election voting begins.  
- [In Major Blow to Republicans, Fourth Circuit Rules Political Parties Are Not Entitled to the Federal Candidate Ad Discount](https://elias.law/press-release/in-major-blow-to-republicans-fourth-circuit-rules-political-parties-are-not-entitled-to-the-federal-candidate-ad-discount/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held that federal law reserves the discounted broadcast advertising rate known as the “lowest unit charge” exclusively for federal candidates, rejecting a recent FCC “Public Notice” that extended the discounted rate to political party committees and joint fundraising committees with non-candidate members. 
- [Federal Court Blocks Ohio’s Documentary Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement for Voter Registration at BMV](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-blocks-ohios-documentary-proof-of-citizenship-requirement-for-voter-registration-at-bmv/): WASHINGTON — A federal court today blocked Ohio from enforcing a documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement that has turned away eligible Ohioans trying to register to vote at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), ruling that the requirement is preempted by the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA). 
- [Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration’s Ban on Helping New Citizens Register to Vote](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-blocks-trump-administrations-ban-on-helping-new-citizens-register-to-vote/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal court today blocked the Trump administration’s August 2025 ban on nonprofit organizations helping newly naturalized Americans register to vote, finding that the policy is likely unlawful and unconstitutional. The ruling comes as a result of a lawsuit filed by Elias Law Group on behalf of the National Council of Jewish Women, Greater New Orleans Section (NCJW).  
- [Court Blocks Kansas Law Eliminating Mail Ballot Grace Period, Protecting Thousands of Voters from Disenfranchisement](https://elias.law/press-release/court-blocks-kansas-law-eliminating-mail-ballot-grace-period-protecting-thousands-of-voters-from-disenfranchisement/): TOPEKA, KS — Today, the District Court of Douglas County granted a temporary injunction blocking Senate Bill 4, the 2025 law that eliminated Kansas's three-day grace period for mail ballots postmarked by Election Day. The statewide injunction immediately restores the grace period that Kansas has used since 2017, ensuring that mail ballots postmarked on or before Election Day will be counted if received within three days.
- [Federal Court Dismisses Republican Challenge to 2020 Census With Prejudice](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-dismisses-republican-challenge-to-2020-census-with-prejudice/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier today, a three-judge panel dismissed an amended lawsuit brought by Florida College Republican organizations and U.S. Representative Byron Donalds challenging the statistical methods the Census Bureau used in the 2020 Census. The court's ruling comes in response to a motion to dismiss filed by Elias Law Group attorneys on behalf of the Alliance for Retired Americans and two students at the University of Central Florida, who intervened in defense of the Census. 
- [Fourth Circuit Fast-Tracks Challenge to FCC Guidance Giving Parties Access to Discounted Ad Rates](https://elias.law/press-release/fourth-circuit-fast-tracks-challenge-to-fcc-guidance-giving-parties-access-to-discounted-ad-rates/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday evening, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in NRSC v. FEC, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit granted an emergency motion to expedite a challenge brought by four Democratic candidates against FCC guidance that would require broadcasters to offer discounted advertising rates, typically reserved for candidates, to political party committees. The court granted the Democrats’ request for an accelerated briefing schedule, with opening briefs due July 6 and an oral argument to be scheduled. 
- [Elias Law Group Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision in NRSC v. FEC](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-statement-on-the-supreme-courts-decision-in-nrsc-v-fec/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elias Law Group Partners Jacquelyn Lopez and Rachel Jacobs released the following statement in response to today’s Supreme Court ruling in NRSC v. FEC.
- [Elias Law Group Statement on Supreme Court Victory](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-statement-on-supreme-court-victory/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elias Law Group Litigation Chair Elisabeth Frost released the following statement in response to today’s Supreme Court victory in Watson v. RNC.
- [Federal Court Rejects Trump DOJ’s Demand for Maryland Voters’ Private Data](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-rejects-trump-dojs-demand-for-maryland-voters-private-data/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal court dismissed the Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking Maryland's complete statewide voter registration list, marking the latest defeat in the Trump administration's nationwide campaign to seize sensitive voter data from states. The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted defendants’ motions to dismiss, including a motion to dismiss filed by Elias Law Group attorneys on behalf of the Maryland/DC Alliance for Retired Americans.  
- [Elias Law Group Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Super Lawyers Guide](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-attorneys-recognized-in-2026-super-lawyers-guide/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elias Law Group is proud to announce that four of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for recognition in the 2026 Super Lawyers Guide.
- [Elias Law Group Earns Top Recognition for Political Law from Chambers USA](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-earns-top-recognition-for-political-law-from-chambers-usa-2/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elias Law Group has once again been recognized in Band 1 for Political Law by Chambers and Partners in its Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2026 guide. This is Elias Law Group’s fourth consecutive year earning a prestigious Band 1 recognition from Chambers.  
- [Montana Court Temporarily Blocks Law That Would Have Restricted Election Day Registration](https://elias.law/press-release/montana-court-temporarily-blocks-law-that-would-have-restricted-election-day-registration/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Montana state court has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Senate Bill 490, a 2025 law that would have cut off Election Day registration for federal elections at noon, rather than when polls close. SB 490 would have eliminated more than half of the window Montanans have used for nearly two decades to register and cast a ballot on the same day.
- [Florida Voters Challenge DeSantis’s Unconstitutional Partisan Gerrymander](https://elias.law/press-release/florida-voters-challenge-desantiss-unconstitutional-partisan-gerrymander/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Elias Law Group attorneys, in partnership with the National Redistricting Foundation, filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Equal Ground Education Fund and 18 Florida voters to challenge the State's newly enacted 2026 congressional map as an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander in violation of the Florida Constitution’s Fair Districts Amendment.  
- [Elias Law Group Files Lawsuit to Stop Governor Landry’s Unprecedented Cancellation of Louisiana’s Ongoing Congressional Primary](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-files-lawsuit-to-stop-governor-landrys-unprecedented-cancellation-of-louisianas-ongoing-congressional-primary/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elias Law Group today filed an emergency petition in Louisiana state court to block Governor Jeff Landry's unprecedented attempt to unilaterally cancel an ongoing congressional primary election and invalidate ballots already returned by Louisiana voters. Yesterday, Governor Landry declared a State of Emergency and called for the suspension of the ongoing congressional primary election following the Supreme Court’s decision in the Callais case.  
- [Elias Law Group Statement on Callais Decision](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-statement-on-callais-decision/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elias Law Group Partner Abha Khanna released the following statement in response to today’s Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais.  
- [Eleventh Circuit Unanimously Reverses Verdict Against Senate Majority PAC, Vindicates 2017 Ad on Roy Moore’s Conduct with Young Girls](https://elias.law/press-release/eleventh-circuit-unanimously-reverses-verdict-against-senate-majority-pac-vindicates-2017-ad-on-roy-moores-conduct-with-young-girls/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit today unanimously reversed an $8.2 million defamation judgment against Senate Majority PAC (SMP) and ordered the district court to enter judgment in SMP's favor, ending a seven-year legal campaign by former Alabama judge and failed U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore, who lost a 2017 Special Election to Democratic Senator Doug Jones after credible allegations surfaced about his inappropriate conduct with at least nine women, including girls as young as fourteen.  
- [Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Voter Data Lawsuit in Rhode Island, Calling DOJ Effort a “Fishing Expedition”](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-dismisses-doj-voter-data-lawsuit-in-rhode-island-calling-doj-effort-a-fishing-expedition/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. District Judge Mary S. McElroy today dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice demanding sensitive voter data from Rhode Island. The court granted a motion to dismiss filed by a group of intervenor-defendants represented by Elias Law Group, including SEIU District 1199NE, the Rhode Island Alliance for Retired Americans, and two Rhode Island voters.  
- [Federal Court Blocks Indiana’s Student ID Voting Ban](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-blocks-indianas-student-id-voting-ban/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal court today granted a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Indiana’s Senate Bill 10, which represented a sea change in Indiana’s voter ID laws, banning the use of student ID cards—and only student ID cards—for voting. The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young, requires the state to once again accept student IDs that otherwise meet Indiana’s criteria for a valid voter ID at the polls. 
- [Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Sensitive Data of Massachusetts Voters](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-dismisses-doj-lawsuit-seeking-sensitive-data-of-massachusetts-voters/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal court today dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking to force Massachusetts to turn over the sensitive personal information of millions of registered voters. U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin dismissed the lawsuit after Elias Law Group attorneys filed a motion to dismiss on behalf of the New England Area Conference of the NAACP and the Massachusetts Alliance for Retired Americans. 
- [Elias Law Group Files Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Executive Order Attacking Mail-In Voting](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-files-lawsuit-challenging-president-trumps-executive-order-attacking-mail-in-voting/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Elias Law Group filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump’s new Executive Order unlawfully limiting mail-in voting across the country. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), the Democratic National Committee (DNC), the Democratic Governors Association (DGA), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. 
- [Elias Law Group Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Florida’s Unconstitutional Proof-of-Citizenship Voting Law](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-files-federal-lawsuit-challenging-floridas-unconstitutional-proof-of-citizenship-voting-law/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elias Law Group today filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the Florida NAACP and the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans challenging House Bill 991, a new voter suppression law that requires Florida voters to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote or remain on the voter rolls. Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law this morning, calling it Florida’s version of the SAVE Act. 
- [Federal Appeals Court Affirms Ruling Blocking Arkansas’s Restrictive “Wet Signature” Voter Registration Requirement](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-appeals-court-affirms-ruling-blocking-arkansass-restrictive-wet-signature-voter-registration-requirement/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a 2024 federal district court ruling blocking Arkansas's “wet signature rule,” which required handwritten signatures on voter registration forms and directed counties to reject registration forms signed electronically. The decision is a major victory for voting rights in Arkansas and ensures that eligible Arkansans will not be denied the right to register to vote simply because they signed their application digitally rather than with pen and ink. 
- [Elias Law Group Files Supreme Court Brief Defending Mail Ballot Protections in Watson v. RNC](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-files-supreme-court-brief-defending-mail-ballot-protections-in-watson-v-rnc/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — Elias Law Group and the Mississippi Center for Justice today filed a reply brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in Watson v. Republican National Committee, defending Mississippi’s law allowing mail-in ballots postmarked on or before Election Day to be counted if received within five business days after. The filing comes less than two weeks before the Court hears oral argument on March 23 in a case that could determine whether hundreds of thousands of voters nationwide, including many military and overseas voters, will have their ballots counted in this year’s midterm elections.  
- [Montana Court Blocks Law Targeting Student Voters](https://elias.law/press-release/montana-court-blocks-law-targeting-student-voters/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, February 13, a Montana state court granted a preliminary injunction blocking Montana’s House Bill 413, a law that imposed heightened residency requirements on college students, effectively preventing students from registering to vote in their county of residence. Elias Law Group attorneys filed a lawsuit challenging the law on behalf of the Montana Public Interest Research Group (MontPIRG).  
- [Supreme Court of Virginia Clears Path for April 21 Redistricting Referendum](https://elias.law/press-release/supreme-court-of-virginia-clears-path-for-april-21-redistricting-referendum/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court of Virginia today confirmed that Virginia's redistricting referendum will proceed as scheduled on April 21, 2026. In its order accepting expedited review of Nardo, et al. v. McDougle, et al., the Court found that given the "limited scope" of the Tazewell County Circuit Court's injunction, its ruling "has no effect on the referendum scheduled for April 21, 2026." Elias Law Group is proud to represent House Speaker Don Scott, who intervened in this case to defend the General Assembly's effort to put a redistricting referendum on the ballot. 
- [Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Sensitive Data of Michigan Voters](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-dismisses-doj-lawsuit-seeking-sensitive-data-of-michigan-voters/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal court today dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking to compel Michigan to turn over the sensitive personal information of millions of registered voters. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Hala Y. Jarbo, who was appointed by President Trump, granted motions to dismiss filed by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and intervenor-defendants, including the Michigan Alliance of Retired Americans and two individual voters, who are represented by Elias Law Group.
- [U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Republican Attempt to Block California’s New Congressional Map](https://elias.law/press-release/u-s-supreme-court-rejects-republican-attempt-to-block-californias-new-congressional-map/): WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied an emergency application from the California Republican Party, with the support of the Trump administration, seeking to block California's voter-approved Proposition 50 congressional map.  
- [Federal Court Dismisses Republican Challenge to 2020 Census](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-dismisses-republican-challenge-to-2020-census/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – A three-judge federal court today dismissed a lawsuit brought by Florida College Republican organizations and U.S. Representative Byron Donalds, challenging the statistical methods the Census Bureau used in the 2020 Census.  
- [Federal Court Permanently Blocks Additional Provisions of President Trump’s Executive Order on Elections](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-permanently-blocks-additional-provisions-of-president-trumps-executive-order-on-elections/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal judge today issued a permanent injunction blocking additional provisions of President Trump's March 2025 Executive Order on elections, delivering another significant victory for voting rights and the constitutional separation of powers.  
- [New York Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Congressional Map](https://elias.law/press-release/new-york-court-strikes-down-unconstitutional-congressional-map/): Court Orders Independent Redistricting Commission to Redraw CD-11 by February 6 After Finding Unlawful Dilution of Black and Latino Votes
- [Federal Court Intends to Dismiss DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Oregon Voter Data](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-intends-to-dismiss-doj-lawsuit-seeking-oregon-voter-data/): Significant setback for the Trump Administration’s nationwide litigation campaign targeting voter data
- [Federal Court Dismisses DOJ Lawsuit Seeking Sensitive Data of 23 Million California Voters](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-dismisses-doj-lawsuit-seeking-sensitive-data-of-23-million-california-voters/): First decisive ruling in nationwide litigation campaign rejects Trump Administration's demands on all counts
- [Federal Court Rejects Trump DOJ and GOP Challenge to California’s Proposition 50 Congressional Map](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-rejects-trump-doj-and-gop-challenge-to-californias-proposition-50-congressional-map/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal three-judge panel today denied motions for preliminary injunction filed by the California Republican Party and the Trump administration’s Department of Justice seeking to block California’s voter-approved Proposition 50 congressional map. The court found that challengers “failed to show that racial gerrymandering occurred” and concluded there was “no basis for issuing a preliminary injunction.”
- [Jon Berkon Named Political Law Chair at Elias Law Group](https://elias.law/press-release/jon-berkon-named-political-law-chair-at-elias-law-group/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elias Law Group is pleased to announce that Jon Berkon is assuming the role of Political Law Chair today, January 1, 2026. 
- [Elias Law Group Moves to Intervene in All 22 DOJ Voter Data Lawsuits](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-moves-to-intervene-in-all-22-doj-voter-data-lawsuits/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elias Law Group has now filed motions to intervene on behalf of voters and pro-voting organizations in all 22 lawsuits the Trump Administration's Department of Justice has filed since September, seeking to compel states to provide their complete, unredacted voter registration files to the federal government.
- [Marc Elias Argues Major Campaign Finance Case Before the U.S. Supreme Court](https://elias.law/press-release/marc-elias-argues-major-campaign-finance-case-before-the-u-s-supreme-court/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias presented oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in NRSC v. FEC, a pivotal campaign finance case brought by the Republican Party that threatens to dismantle longstanding federal limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates.
- [Federal Court Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking Texas’s Discriminatory Congressional Map](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-grants-preliminary-injunction-blocking-texass-discriminatory-congressional-map/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal court today granted a preliminary injunction blocking Texas's new congressional redistricting map from taking effect, finding that plaintiffs are likely to succeed in proving that the map unlawfully targets minority voters in violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. 
- [U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Critical Case on Mail Ballot Deadlines](https://elias.law/press-release/u-s-supreme-court-to-hear-critical-case-on-mail-ballot-deadlines/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court announced today that it will hear arguments in Watson v. RNC, a case that could determine whether millions of voters nationwide will have their ballots counted if they are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after. 
- [Marc Elias Named ‘Human Rights Hero’ by American Bar Association Civil Rights and Social Justice Section](https://elias.law/press-release/marc-elias-named-human-rights-hero-by-american-bar-association-civil-rights-and-social-justice-section/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elias Law Group Firm Chair Marc Elias has been selected as a Human Rights Hero by the American Bar Association Civil Rights and Social Justice Section in the latest issue of Human Rights, the Section’s quarterly magazine featuring the latest expert ideas, opinions, and discourse in human and civil rights.
- [Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Trump Administration from Implementing Voter Registration Executive Order](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-judge-permanently-blocks-trump-administration-from-implementing-voter-registration-executive-order/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal judge today issued a permanent injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing Section 2(a) of President Trump's March 25 executive order that sought to impose documentary proof-of-citizenship requirements on the federal voter registration form. The ruling represents a major victory in the ongoing lawsuit brought by Elias Law Group attorneys representing the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Democratic Governors Association (DGA), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. 
- [Tazewell County Judge Rejects Republican Request for Emergency Injunction](https://elias.law/press-release/tazewell-county-judge-rejects-republican-request-for-emergency-injunction/): WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Virginia Republicans filed a lawsuit and an emergency motion for a temporary restraining order in the Circuit Court of Tazewell County challenging the ability of the Virginia legislature to counteract Republican redistricting efforts around the country via a special session. If granted, the emergency motion would have obstructed the legislature from passing redistricting legislation during the special legislative session. Elias Law Group represents Democratic legislative leadership seeking to intervene as defendants in the Republican lawsuit.
- [Elias Law Group Intervenes to Protect Voters in Eight DOJ Voter Data Lawsuits](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-intervenes-to-protect-voters-in-eight-doj-voter-data-lawsuits/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elias Law Group has filed motions to intervene on behalf of voters and several organizations in all eight federal lawsuits brought by the Department of Justice against California, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, and Pennsylvania.
- [Federal Appeals Court Upholds Voting Rights Victory in Pennsylvania Mail-In Ballot Case](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-appeals-court-upholds-voting-rights-victory-in-pennsylvania-mail-in-ballot-case/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that Pennsylvania's date requirement for mail-in ballots violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments. The decision in Eakin v. Adams County Board of Elections ensures that counties cannot reject mail-in ballots solely because return envelopes are undated or incorrectly dated. 
- [Federal Court Orders Alabama to Use Court-Drawn Map with Two Majority-Black Districts](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-orders-alabama-to-use-court-drawn-map-with-two-majority-black-districts/): WASHINGTON – On Thursday, a three-judge federal panel delivered a decisive victory for voting rights in Alabama, permanently barring Alabama from using its discriminatory 2023 map and ordering the state to continue using the court-drawn congressional map with two majority-Black districts for the remainder of the decade and permanently barring Alabama from using its discriminatory 2023 map.  
- [Elias Law Group to Defend Longstanding Campaign Finance Protections in U.S. Supreme Court on Behalf of Democratic Committees](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-to-defend-longstanding-campaign-finance-protections-in-u-s-supreme-court-on-behalf-of-democratic-committees/): WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will hear a case brought by the National Republican Senatorial Committee that could upend decades of federal campaign finance regulations by eliminating longstanding limits on coordinated party spending.  
- [Elias Law Group Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-attorneys-recognized-in-2025-super-lawyers-and-rising-stars-lists/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elias Law Group is proud to announce that four of the firm’s attorneys have been selected for recognition in the 2025 Super Lawyers Guide. Firm Chair Marc Elias and Political Law Chair Ezra Reese have been named to the 2025 Super Lawyers list, while Partner Lali Madduri and Counsel Christina Ford were named to the Rising Stars list. 
- [Elias Law Group Earns Top Recognition for Political Law from Chambers USA](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-earns-top-recognition-for-political-law-from-chambers-usa/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elias Law Group has once again been recognized in Band 1 for Political Law by Chambers and Partners in its Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2025 guide. This is Elias Law Group’s third consecutive year earning a prestigious Band 1 recognition from Chambers.  
- [Elias Law Group Files Six New Voting Rights Lawsuits](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-files-six-new-voting-rights-lawsuits/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – As voting rights come under attack from state legislatures and the Trump Administration, Elias Law Group has filed six new voting rights lawsuits challenging restrictive voting laws or illegal congressional maps across six states. Altogether, these lawsuits represent the largest expansion of the firm’s work protecting democracy since the 2024 election.
- [Wisconsin Voters Challenge Unconstitutional Congressional Map](https://elias.law/press-release/wisconsin-voters-challenge-unconstitutional-congressional-map/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – On May 7, Elias Law Group attorneys representing a group of Wisconsin voters filed a new lawsuit challenging the state’s congressional district map as an illegal partisan gerrymander under the Wisconsin Constitution, as well as a violation of separation of powers principles.  
- [Elias Law Group Celebrates Victory for Democracy in North Carolina](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-celebrates-victory-for-democracy-in-north-carolina/): WASHINGTON, D.C. — On May 5, a federal judge ruled that the North Carolina State Board of Elections must certify Justice Allison Riggs as the victor of the 2024 North Carolina Supreme Court race. Elias Law Group was proud to represent VoteVets Action Fund, the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans, and North Carolina voters in a lengthy and high-profile legal battle over the fate of tens of thousands of ballots wrongfully called into question by Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin after he lost the election.  
- [Marc Elias Discusses Trump’s Attacks on Law Firms and the Rule of Law with 60 Minutes’ Scott Pelley](https://elias.law/press-release/marc-elias-discusses-trumps-attacks-on-law-firms-and-the-rule-of-law-with-60-minutes-scott-pelley/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – This evening, Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias appeared on 60 Minutes during a segment about the Trump Administration’s targeting of lawyers and law firms. 
- [Federal Judge Blocks Key Provisions of President Trump’s Voter Registration Executive Order](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-judge-blocks-key-provisions-of-president-trumps-voter-registration-executive-order/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – A federal judge today issued a preliminary injunction blocking multiple provisions of President Trump's March 25 executive order that sought to dramatically overhaul federal election procedures, in response to a lawsuit brought by Elias Law Group attorneys representing the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Democratic Governors Association (DGA), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. 
- [Elias Law Group Files Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Unlawful Attempt to Disenfranchise Voters and Dictate Election Rules](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-files-lawsuit-challenging-president-trumps-unlawful-attempt-to-disenfranchise-voters-and-dictate-election-rules/): WASHINGTON - On Monday, March 31, Elias Law Group attorneys representing the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Democratic Governors Association (DGA), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Trump’s brazen attempt to attack voting rights and undermine democracy with a new Executive Order entitled, “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections.”  
- [Elias Law Group Partners Stand Up for the Legal Profession and the Rule of Law](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-partners-stand-up-for-the-legal-profession-and-the-rule-of-law/): WASHINGTON - As President Trump continues to attack the legal profession and the rule of law, all 17 partners at Elias Law Group have signed an open letter calling on the Attorney General to oppose attacks on the legal profession. 
- [Statement from Elias Law Group Chair Marc Elias](https://elias.law/press-release/statement-from-elias-law-group-chair-marc-elias/): WASHINGTON - On March 22, the White House issued a Presidential Memorandum titled “Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court.”
- [ELG Partner Aria Branch Named to City & State New York’s 2025 Law Power 100 List](https://elias.law/press-release/elg-partner-aria-branch-named-to-city-state-new-yorks-2025-law-power-100-list/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elias Law Group Partner Aria Branch has been named to City & State New York's 2025 Law Power 100 list, a prestigious annual list that “identifies the key figures in New York’s legal sphere, including top judges, high-profile attorneys, leading advocates and distinguished academics.”
- [Elias Law Group Congratulates Andrea Levien on Appointment as DNC General Counsel](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-congratulates-andrea-levien-on-appointment-as-dnc-general-counsel/): WASHINGTON, D.C. - Marc Elias, Chairman of Elias Law Group, issued the following statement today congratulating Andrea Levien, an alumna of Elias Law Group, on her appointment as General Counsel of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). 
- [Court Dismisses Defamation Lawsuit Against WinSenate PAC](https://elias.law/press-release/court-dismisses-defamation-lawsuit-against-winsenate-pac/): In a decision filed today, a Brown County Circuit Court Judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde against WinSenate PAC and several television stations over a campaign advertisement that aired during the 2024 election cycle. Elias Law Group attorneys successfully defended WinSenate PAC in this case, securing a full dismissal of Hovde’s lawsuit with prejudice.  
- [Ninth Circuit Upholds Voting Rights Victory in Arizona](https://elias.law/press-release/ninth-circuit-upholds-voting-rights-victory-in-arizona/): In a significant ruling issued this morning, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court decision striking down key provisions of two restrictive voting laws in Arizona, H.B. 2492 and H.B. 2243. The Ninth Circuit largely affirmed the district court's earlier ruling that found several provisions of these laws violated federal voting rights protections including the Civil Rights Act and the National Voter Registration Act.
- [Oregon Court of Appeals Dismisses Lawsuit Against Rep. Andrea Salinas](https://elias.law/press-release/oregon-court-of-appeals-dismisses-lawsuit-against-rep-andrea-salinas/): In a significant ruling issued on January 29th, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's decision and dismissed a defamation lawsuit by Republican congressional candidate Mike Erickson against U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas and her campaign. Erickson’s lawsuit involved a campaign advertisement aired by the Salinas campaign during the 2022 congressional race for Oregon's Sixth Congressional District.  
- [Elias Law Group Announces New Partners](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-announces-new-partners/): Elias Law Group is pleased to announce that Emma Olson Sharkey and Courtney Weisman have been promoted to partner.
- [Federal Court Blocks Arkansas’s Restrictive “Wet Signature” Voter Registration Rule](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-blocks-arkansass-restrictive-wet-signature-voter-registration-rule/): In a major victory for voting rights, a federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas's new "wet signature rule," which required handwritten signatures on voter registration forms and directed counties to reject registration forms with electronic signatures. The United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas issued a preliminary injunction against the State Board of Election Commissioners and three county clerks, prohibiting them from enforcing this restrictive requirement.
- [New York Court of Appeals Rejects GOP Challenge to New York Early Mail Voter Act](https://elias.law/press-release/new-york-court-of-appeals-rejects-gop-challenge-to-new-york-early-mail-voter-act/): In a major victory for voting rights in the Empire State, New York's highest court today upheld the state's Early Mail Voter Act, which permits no-excuse mail-in voting. The ruling from the New York Court of Appeals came in a lawsuit filed by the Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Rep. Elise Stefanik, and other Republican plaintiffs, immediately after the legislation was enacted in September 2023.
- [Voting Advocates Challenge New Wet Signature Rule in Arkansas](https://elias.law/press-release/voting-advocates-challenge-new-wet-signature-rule-in-arkansas/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – On June 5, Get Loud Arkansas (GLA), Vote.org, and two Arkansas voters filed a federal lawsuit in the Western District of Arkansas challenging the state’s new “wet signature rule,” which requires wet ink signatures on voter registration forms and directs counties to reject registration forms with electronic signatures. The plaintiffs are represented by Elias Law Group and Shults Law Firm.
- [Elias Law Group Maintains Top Ranking for Political Law in Chambers USA 2024 Guide](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-maintains-top-ranking-for-political-law-in-chambers-usa-2024-guide/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – For the second consecutive year, Elias Law Group has been recognized in Band 1 for Political Law by Chambers and Partners in their Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide. This ranking solidifies the firm's position as the preeminent political law practice for Democrats and progressives just three years after its founding. 
- [Elias Law Group Announces Jacqui Newman as New Chief Operating Officer](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-announces-jacqui-newman-as-new-chief-operating-officer/): WASHINGTON, D.C. - Elias Law Group, a mission-driven firm committed to helping Democrats win, citizens vote, and progressives make change, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jacqui Newman as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO).
- [In a Victory for Voters, Kansas Supreme Court Finds Voter Suppression Law Likely to Violate State Constitution](https://elias.law/press-release/in-a-victory-for-voters-kansas-supreme-court-finds-voter-suppression-law-likely-to-violate-state-constitution/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a decision issued on Friday, May 31, the Kansas Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a law that is so broadly worded that it could criminalize the plaintiffs’ voter registration efforts is likely to succeed. The court also reversed the dismissal of the plaintiffs' challenge to Kansas' signature matching law, allowing challenges based on equal protection and due process to proceed.  
- [Federal Court Strikes Down New York’s Ban on Providing Food and Drinks to Voters Waiting in Line](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-strikes-down-new-yorks-ban-on-providing-food-and-drinks-to-voters-waiting-in-line/): Washington, D.C. - In a major victory for voting rights, a federal court today struck down New York's ban on providing food and drink to voters waiting in line at polling places, also known as the Line Warming Ban. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed in 2021 by Elias Law Group attorneys representing the Brooklyn Branch of the NAACP against the New York State and City Boards of Elections. 
- [Nevada Supreme Court Allows Reproductive Rights Petition to Appear on 2024 Ballot](https://elias.law/press-release/nevada-supreme-court-allows-reproductive-rights-petition-to-appear-on-2024-ballot/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, the Supreme Court of Nevada ruled unanimously in favor of Nevadans for Reproductive Freedom, after Elias Law Group attorneys representing the organization appealed a previous district court ruling that prevented the Nevada Secretary of State from placing a measure creating a fundamental constitutional right to reproductive freedom on the ballot in 2024.
- [Marc Elias Named to Forbes’ List of America’s Top 200 Lawyers](https://elias.law/press-release/marc-elias-named-to-forbes-list-of-americas-top-200-lawyers/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Forbes named Elias Law Group founder and Firm Chair Marc Elias to the publication’s inaugural list of America’s Top 200 Lawyers, noting that Elias “has been on the front lines of election and voting rights law for decades.”
- [ELG Partner Aria Branch Named “Trailblazer in Law” By City & State New York](https://elias.law/press-release/elg-partner-aria-branch-named-trailblazer-in-law-by-city-state-new-york/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – Elias Law Group Partner Aria Branch has been named to City & State New York’s inaugural list of Trailblazers in Law, “a select group of leaders who are using their legal training to make the world a better place”. 
- [Vet Voice Foundation, Mississippi Alliance for Retired Americans Defend Against Lawsuit Threatening to Disenfranchise Mississippi Voters](https://elias.law/press-release/vet-voice-foundation-mississippi-alliance-for-retired-americans-defend-against-lawsuit-threatening-to-disenfranchise-mississippi-voters/): GULFPORT, MS - On March 4, the Vet Voice Foundation and the Mississippi Alliance for Retired Americans were granted intervention in a dangerous new lawsuit in which the Republican National Committee and others seek a court order that would invalidate a Mississippi law that ensures that absentee voters who put their ballots in the mail by election day are not disenfranchised by mail delays out of their control. The law was passed by the Mississippi Legislature just four years ago in 2020 with overwhelming bipartisan support. The lawsuit threatens to roll back that sensible, bipartisan effort and disenfranchise lawful, qualified voters who timely voted their ballots.
- [Federal Judge Blocks Key Provision of North Carolina Voter Suppression Bill](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-judge-blocks-key-provision-of-north-carolina-voter-suppression-bill/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an order issued on Sunday, January 21, a federal judge in North Carolina blocked a key provision of Senate Bill 747 after Elias Law Group attorneys filed a lawsuit challenging the provision on behalf of Voto Latino, the Watauga County Voting Rights Task Force, Down Home North Carolina, and a North Carolina voter.
- [Elias Law Group Statement on Enactment of New Congressional Map in Louisiana](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-statement-on-enactment-of-new-congressional-map-in-louisiana/): WASHINGTON, D.C. - In March 2022, Elias Law Group attorneys challenged Louisiana’s congressional map on behalf of a group of voters, alleging that the map diluted the voting power of Black Louisianans in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. A federal district court and the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit found that the map likely violated the Voting Rights Act and offered the legislature an opportunity to enact a new map to address that violation. Today, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed into law a new map, passed by the State Legislature, with a second majority-minority congressional district. 
- [Voters Ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to Overturn ‘Lawless’ Congressional Map](https://elias.law/press-release/voters-ask-wisconsin-supreme-court-to-overturn-lawless-congressional-map/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 16, Elias Law Group attorneys representing a group of Wisconsin voters filed a motion calling on the Supreme Court of Wisconsin to revisit the process the Court followed to adopt the Badger State’s current congressional map after the legislature and Governor were unable to agree on a congressional map following the 2020 census. In a separate redistricting case involving state legislative districts decided last month, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin expressly overruled the requirement it imposed in 2021 that judicially adopted maps must make the “least changes” possible to the prior decade’s configuration. The new motion argues that this decision warrants replacing the congressional map that resulted from the flawed “least change” requirement with a new, fair map for the remainder of the decade.
- [Elias Law Group Announces New Partner](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-announces-new-partner/): Elias Law Group is pleased to announce that Lali Madduri has been promoted to partner.
- [In Victory for Voters, New York Court of Appeals Orders Redistricting Commission to Redraw Congressional Map](https://elias.law/press-release/in-victory-for-voters-new-york-court-of-appeals-orders-redistricting-commission-to-redraw-congressional-map/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a group of New York voters represented by Elias Law Group attorneys, ordering the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw the state’s congressional maps in accordance with a set of constitutional amendments to the redistricting process ratified by New York voters in 2014.
- [North Carolina Voters Challenge New Congressional Map](https://elias.law/press-release/north-carolina-voters-challenge-new-congressional-map/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – On December 4, Elias Law Group attorneys representing a group of minority voters in North Carolina filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s newly-enacted congressional map. The lawsuit alleges that North Carolina’s new congressional map entrenches the state’s white majority by drawing four racially gerrymandered congressional districts and intentionally decreasing minority voting power.
- [Federal Judge Strikes Down Georgia’s Congressional and State Legislative Maps](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-judge-strikes-down-georgias-congressional-and-state-legislative-maps/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an opinion released today, a federal judge struck down Georgia’s congressional and state legislative maps for violating Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
- [Elias Law Group Statement on Hamas Terror Attacks Against Israel](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-statement-on-hamas-terror-attacks-against-israel/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 11, Elias Law Group Founding Partner Marc Elias released the following statement in response to recent terror attacks against Israel by Hamas.
- [Elias Law Group Statement on Selection of Remedial Plan in Alabama](https://elias.law/press-release/elias-law-group-statement-on-selection-of-remedial-plan-in-alabama/): WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, Elias Law Group partner Abha Khanna, Counsel of Record for the Caster plaintiffs who successfully challenged Alabama’s congressional maps before the U.S. Supreme Court, released the following statement after a panel of three federal judges selected a new 2024 congressional map drawn by a court-appointed special master.
- [North Carolina Retiree Group Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Durational Residency Requirement](https://elias.law/press-release/north-carolina-retiree-group-files-federal-lawsuit-challenging-durational-residency-requirement/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 2, Elias Law Group attorneys representing the North Carolina Alliance for Retired Americans filed a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s pre-election durational residency requirement, which requires voters to reside in the state for at least 30 days before election day. The durational residency requirement prevents otherwise eligible voters from participating in North Carolina’s same-day voter registration process, which is offered within 20 days of Election Day and up until the Saturday before Election Day.   
- [Wisconsin Voters Challenge Absentee Ballot Witness Requirement](https://elias.law/press-release/wisconsin-voters-challenge-absentee-ballot-witness-requirement/): WASHINGTON, D.C. – On October 2, Elias Law Group attorneys representing a group of Wisconsin voters filed a new voting rights lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin’s requirement that an adult witness vouch for the qualifications of an absentee voter. The Witness Requirement forces absentee voters to find a qualified witness to attest to their ability to vote and puts voters at risk of disenfranchisement due to minor technical errors or omissions related to the witness attestation. Federal law prohibits any state from subjecting its citizens to a voucher requirement in order to cast their ballot.  
- [Student Organization, Labor Union File New Voting Rights Lawsuit in Montana](https://elias.law/press-release/student-organization-labor-union-file-new-voting-rights-lawsuit-in-montana/): Washington, D.C. – On September 29, Elias Law Group attorneys representing the Montana Public Interest Research Group (MontPIRG) and the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE) filed a voting rights lawsuit challenging a new Montana election law, HB892. Although proponents claimed that the new law was simply meant to prohibit double voting, it goes much further than that, putting voters who have previously registered in other jurisdictions at risk of criminal penalties, even if they have no intention of voting in more than one place and never actually violate Montana’s double voting prohibition. By pairing vague new voter registration requirements with draconian criminal penalties, HB892 threatens entirely lawful, qualified voters with severe fines and imprisonment, chills the exercise of Montanans’ basic political rights, and is likely to lead to arbitrary enforcement.
- [Florida Judge Strikes Down DeSantis Congressional Map](https://elias.law/press-release/florida-judge-strikes-down-desantis-congressional-map/): WASHINGTON – On September 2, a state trial court judge in Florida struck down the state’s congressional map, finding that the redistricting plan championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and enacted by the Florida Legislature following the 2020 census violated the Florida Constitution. The map rejected by Judge J. Lee Marsh dismantled the previous configuration of Florida’s 5th Congressional District, illegally diminishing the ability of Black voters in North Florida to elect their candidate of choice.
- [Federal Court Rejects Alabama’s Latest Congressional Map, Initiates Remedial Redistricting Process](https://elias.law/press-release/federal-court-rejects-alabamas-latest-congressional-map-initiates-remedial-redistricting-process/): WASHINGTON – Today, a panel of three federal judges struck down Alabama’s new congressional redistricting map, finding that the map did not comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Allen v. Milligan, which held that Alabama’s congressional map must include two districts that allow Black voters to elect their candidate of choice. In the order issued today, the panel directed a court-appointed Special Master and cartographer to immediately begin work on a new remedial map.
- [New York Appellate Court Orders Redistricting Commission to Redraw Congressional Map](https://elias.law/press-release/new-york-appellate-court-orders-redistricting-commission-to-redraw-congressional-map/): WASHINGTON – On Thursday, a New York appellate court ruled in favor of a group of New York voters represented by Elias Law Group attorneys, ordering the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw the state’s congressional maps in accordance with a set of constitutional amendments to the redistricting process ratified by New York voters in 2014.